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Merthyr Town v Morecambe

Merthyr Town
1–3Full time
Morecambe

National League - North · SAT 24 OCT

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Merthyr Town 1–3 Morecambe MERTHYR TOWN WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Merthyr Town win45%
The market said41%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.732
The market’s Brier score0.666

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 15 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Merthyr Town win at 45%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Merthyr Town was 45% before kick-off and our model makes it 45% now. 0–0 · 45–24–31
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Merthyr Town v Morecambe
  4. 37′We said Merthyr Town at 45%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 15%. 0–1 · 15–24–61
  5. 37′Morecambe score on 37′ to make it 0–1. 0–1 · 15–24–61
  6. 37′⚽ GOAL · 37' Merthyr Town 0–1 Morecambe
  7. 37′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 37' Merthyr Town win: 45% at kick-off, 15% now
  8. 37′THE CALL SWINGS · 37' Morecambe win is now our likeliest result at 61% (was Merthyr Town win 39%)
  9. 38′Goals are coming at about the 3.0 we expected. 0–1 · 15–24–61
  10. 39′We said Merthyr Town at 45%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–24–62
  11. 45′HALF-TIME Merthyr Town 0–1 Morecambe
  12. 45′SECOND HALF Merthyr Town 0–1 Morecambe
  13. 55′We said Merthyr Town at 45%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–1 · 9–24–67
  14. 58′A goal for Merthyr Town on 58′. 0–1 · 8–23–68
  15. 58′We said Merthyr Town at 45%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 32%. 1–1 · 32–44–24
  16. 58′⚽ GOAL · 58' Merthyr Town 1–1 Morecambe
  17. 58′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 58' Merthyr Town win: 45% at kick-off, 32% now
  18. 58′THE CALL SWINGS · 58' Draw is now our likeliest result at 44% (was Morecambe win 68%)
  19. 62′We said Merthyr Town at 45%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–48–23
  20. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' Merthyr Town win: 45% at kick-off, 25% now
  21. 70′We said Merthyr Town at 45%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–57–19
  22. 73′A goal for Morecambe on 73′ — 1–2. 1–2 · 3–19–78
  23. 73′We said Merthyr Town at 45%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 3%. 1–2 · 3–19–78
  24. 73′⚽ GOAL · 73' Merthyr Town 1–2 Morecambe
  25. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Merthyr Town win: 45% at kick-off, 3% now
  26. 73′THE CALL SWINGS · 73' Morecambe win is now our likeliest result at 78% (was Draw 61%)
  27. 90′Morecambe score on 90′ to make it 1–3. 1–3 · 0–0–100
  28. 90′Full time, 1–3. We called Merthyr Town at 45% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 1–3 · 0–0–100
  29. 94′4 goals already, more than the 3.0 we expected for the whole match. 1–3 · 0–0–100
  30. 94′⚽ GOAL · 90+4' Merthyr Town 1–3 Morecambe
  31. FTFULL TIME Merthyr Town 1–3 Morecambe
  32. FTMerthyr Town 1–3 Morecambe · Merthyr Town win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Merthyr Town are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Merthyr Town 45%, draw 23%, Morecambe 31%. Over 2.5 goals 58%, both teams to score 60%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Merthyr Town win45%
Draw23%
Morecambe win31%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundNational League North · matchday 13

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Merthyr Town

Morecambe

7Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · National League - North

Last match: 17 Oct · the English FA Cup

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
15Merthyr Town12+115
19Morecambe11+414

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · merthyr town winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
45% The market41%
Us45%
Market41%

We make Merthyr Town a 45% chance to win. The market has them at 41%. We are 4 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–1.4.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Merthyr Town v Morecambe1.68 – 1.36
Form · last six in National League - North this season · since 31 AugW2 D3 L1 · W3 D1 L2
Table places · points 15 v 1415 v 19
The market · Merthyr Town win41% · ours 45%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:20
Our probability · Merthyr Town win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 41% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Merthyr Town win45%41%+4
Draw23%25%−2
Morecambe win31%34%−3
Over 2.5 goals58%61%−3
Both teams to score60%64%−4
Over 1.5 goals80%81%−1
Over 3.5 goals36%41%−5
Merthyr Town or draw69%66%+3
Merthyr Town clean sheet26%––
Morecambe clean sheet19%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 10.7%
0123450 4.9 6.7 4.5 2.0 1 8.3 10.7 7.3 3.3 2 6.8 8.9 6.0 2.8 3 3.8 5.0 3.4 4 2.2 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Merthyr Town down, Morecambe across0–5 goals a side shown (98.8% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in National League - North this season · since 31 Aug

MERTHYR TOWN

WWDLDD2–1 · 1–0 · 0–0 · 1–2 · 1–1 · 1–1

MORECAMBE

WWLWDL1–0 · 4–0 · 1–2 · 3–0 · 1–1 · 1–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Macclesfield11+824
2Hereford11+1623
3Oxford City11+1423
4King's Lynn Town12+620
5Chester11+520
6South Shields11+120
7Hednesford Town12+218
8Hebburn Town12−518
9Spalding United11+517
10Chorley11017
11Buxton12−117
12Bedford Town11−116
13Worksop Town12−516
14Scarborough Athletic12+215
15Merthyr Town12+115
16Marine11+115
17Harborough Town11−115
18Brackley Town12−815
19Morecambe11+414
20Radcliffe12−612
21AFC Telford United12−712
22Southport12−109
23Darlington 188312−108
24Spennymoor Town11−117

The competition's standings before kick-off.